Panoramas

The Panoramas API lets you display spherical panoramas on website pages. You can use panoramas to create a virtual city tour: highlight the landmarks, stroll through neighborhoods, or point out main intersections and road signs. Panoramas are helpful for orientation in an unfamiliar place.

When a panorama is displayed, UI controls are automatically added to it. They allow users to change the zoom or viewing direction on the panorama, enable full-screen mode, and more. In addition, the API offers a set of functions that you can use to control the panorama image at the code level.

Panoramas are added to a page separately from the map, in any block type of DOM element. Panoramas are displayed using Canvas2D or WebGL technology.